(Friday, February 23, 1973, 11:30 p.m. EST) — Comedian and actor Jerry Lewis appeared on tonight’s The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV.
Category Archives: Television 1970s
Jack Benny, Bill Cosby, Joe Frazier and Phil Silvers on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
(Wednesday, February 21, 1973, 11:30 p.m. EST) — Comic legend Jack Benny, comedian-actor Bill Cosby, boxer Joe Frazier and comic actor Phil Silvers appeared on tonight’s The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV.
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Steely Dan, Spinners appear on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'The Midnight Special More 1973 - 23 - (Bonus) Stand Up Comedy - Ace Trucking'
(Saturday, February 10, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — The Ace Trucking Company comedy troupe, Steely Dan and The Spinners are among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC series The Midnight Special with host Johnny Rivers. Continue reading Steely Dan, Spinners appear on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
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‘The Subject Was Noses’ episode airs on ‘The Brady Bunch’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: '"A Date with Doug"'
(Friday, February 9, 1973, 8 p.m. EST) — Peter’s wildly thrown football hits Marcia’s nose, causing it to swell and bruise (“Oh, my nose!”) on tonight’s ABC television sitcom series The Brady Bunch.
TV Guide and TV Land ranked this episode #98 out the “100 Most Memorable TV Moments of All Time” in 2004.
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‘Midnight Special’ debuts as a series on NBC 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (Midnight Special - Feb 2, 1973)'
(Saturday February 3, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) —Midnight Special, a late-night musical variety series, debuted this morning as a regular series (it had premiered as a special on Aug. 19, 1972) on NBC-TV, with Helen Reddy as the host. Continue reading ‘Midnight Special’ debuts as a series on NBC 40 years ago this hour (1973)
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‘Barnaby Jones’ debuts on CBS 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Barnaby Jones - S1E1 - Requiem For A Son' (Jan. 28, 1973)
(Sunday, January 28, 1973, 9:30 p.m. EST) —Barnaby_Jones, a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, debuted tonight on CBS-TV.
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‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ debuts on ABC 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'Schoolhouse Rock Classics: Multiplication Rock'
(Saturday, January 6, 1973) —Schoolhouse Rock!, an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films that aired during the Saturday morning children’s programming, debuted today on ABC-TV.
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Lennon, Ono’s ‘One to One’ benefit concert on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: Aug. 30, 1972 (only 'Imagine' missing from ABC-TV broadcast of Dec. 15, 1972)
(Friday, December 15, 1972, 10 p.m. EST) — An Aug. 30, 1972, performance by ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory band at Madison Square Garden in New York City to benefit the Willowbrook School for Children, a home for retarded children, was televised tonight on ABC.
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‘Password’ episode airs on ‘The Odd Couple’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'Password' (Dec. 1, 1972)
(Friday, December 1, 1972, 9:30 p.m. ET) — When Password host Allen Ludden invites Oscar to be a celebrity guest on his show, Felix pesters Oscar to let him be his partner on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV sitcom The Odd Couple. In 1997, the episode was ranked #5 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
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‘Badge Heavy’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'Badge Heavy' (part 1)
(Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Reed puts his reputation on the line when he decides to file a formal complaint against a fellow officer after witnessing him use excessive force on a suspect on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12. Continue reading ‘Badge Heavy’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
